English Grammar Questions for SSC Exam

#1. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

(D) Could she drive a car?

(B) A car could be driven by her.

(C) Can she drive a car?

(A) A car can be driven by her.

#2. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

(B) A few

(C) Much

(D) Most of

(A) A little

#3. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

(B) talks

(D) talking

(A) talk

(C) talked

#4. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

(B) has

(D) was

(C) are

(A) is

#5. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

(C) whose

(A) who

(B) which

(D) whom

#6. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

(C) were

(B) will be

(D) was

(A) is

#7. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

(B) duel

(D) doll

(A) dual

(C) dwell

#8. I _______ this book since morning.

(A) has been reading

(D) shall be reading

(B) had been reading

(C) have had read

#9. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

(A) ready

(D) were all ready

(B) all ready

(C) was already

#10. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

(C) either

(A) so

(D) not

(B) neither

#11. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

(D) shall

(B) would

(C) will

(A) should

#12. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

(B) The king has punishing the thief.

(C) I kept your book lest you may not lose it.

(D) It can be seen that the sun rose in the east.

(A) I forgave him his fault.

#13. I’d like _______ information, please.

(A) an

(D) a piece

(C) piece

(B) some

#14. He has _______ experience than his brother.

(D) some

(A) many

(C) much

(B) more

#15. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

(D) By whom was you given permission to write?

(C) By whom you were been given the permission?

(B) By whom given you the permission to write?

(A) By whom were you given the permission to write?

#16. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

(B) kilogram

(C) kilometer

(A) liter

(D) meter

#17. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

(C) Did, get

(A) Do, get

(D) Did, got

(B) Will, get

#18. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

(A) may

(C) would

(B) will

(D) shall

#19. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

(D) was

(B) were

(A) are

(C) is

#20. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

(C) He said that they had been in class.

(D) He says that they are in the class.

(B) He says that they are in the class.

(A) He said that they were in the class.

#21. I did not _______ TV last night.

(D) watching

(C) watch

(B) watched

(A) not watched

#22. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

(A) is

(C) have

(D) were

(B) are

#23. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

(D) in

(C) to

(A) at

(B) of

#24. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

(D) to

(B) at

(A) with

(C) in

#25. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

(B) a lot

(D) some

(C) more

(A) much

#26. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

(D) are

(A) has

(B) have

(C) is

#27. Sana! Please ______ tea.

(D) PUT

(B) drank

(C) have

(A) taken

#28. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

(C) with

(D) at

(A) on

(B) over

#29. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

(D) reaching

(C) reached

(B) reaches

(A) reach

#30. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

(A) principals

(C) principles

(D) personalities

(B) principalities

#31. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

(C) un

(A) re

(D) dis

(B) pre

#32. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

(C) The telephone wires have been cut.

(B) The telephone wires has been cut.

(D) The telephone wires were found cut.

(A) The telephone wires were cut.

#33. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

(A) May

(C) Should

(D) Would

(B) Do

#34. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

(A) whom

(B) them

(C) whose

(D) which

#35. The date is worth _________

(D) remembering

(B) to remember

(C) remembered

(A) remember

#36. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.

(C) such, so

(D) such, that

(B) that, since

(A) that, that

#37. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

(C) any

(D) some

(A) a

(B) the

#38. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

(C) employ

(A) unemploy

(B) employed

(D) will not change

#39. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

(B) at the

(A) at

(D) on the

(C) on

#40. My brother ______ play me every evening.

(C) at

(B) from

(A) beside

(D) with

Results

#1. Choose the correct Active voice of the following sentence from the options given below: Can a car be driven by her?

#2. __________ work has been done yet. What about the remaining work?

#3. Neither you nor your sister should ______ to them.

#4. Pooja or her brothers ______ to be blamed.

#5. The thief, _______ they caught, was sent to the prison.

#6. Rohan ______ in Jaipur tomorrow.

#7. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the options given below: I don’t like his _______ policy of pleasing people.

#8. I _______ this book since morning.

#9. Use the correct word in the following: Before the bell rang, the class was _____ to go home.

#10. “I do not like tea.” “_______ do I.”

#11. I wish she ______ reach here soon.

#12. Identify the correct form of sentence in the Active Voice:

#13. I’d like _______ information, please.

#14. He has _______ experience than his brother.

#15. Choose the correct form of Passive Transformation of the sentence given: Who gave you the permission to write?

#16. My house is there _______ from the railway station?

#17. ______ you _______ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

#18. Qadri informed me that all of the PAT members _______ soon take back their nomination forms.

#19. Neither money nor power _______ needed to get selected for the Olympics.

#20. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options: He said, “They are in the class.”

#21. I did not _______ TV last night.

#22. The package _______ to be carried carefully.

#23. In English, voice expresses the relationship ______ the subject to the verb.

#24. He was admitted _______ the hospital.

#25. We need to do ______ of work before the event starts.

#26. The price of kerosene oil ______ two rupees a litre?

#27. Sana! Please ______ tea.

#28. Bananas are selling _______ Rs. 250 per dozen?

#29. She ______ her office by 9 a.m. daily.

#30. Use the correct word in the following: Not everybody shares my _______.

#31. What prefix would you add to the root word ‘view’ to indicate that you see something before other people do?

#32. Which sentence given below correctly changes the active voice into the passive? Some one has cut the telephone wires.

#33. ______ I use your cell phone as I have forgotten mine?

#34. Javed two of _______ brothers attend primary school wishes to be a school teacher after his graduation form the University.

#35. The date is worth _________

#36. Cannon had ______ unique qualities ______ it was used widely in ancient times.

#37. Charles Babbage is known as ________ father of computers.

#38. If you take away the prefix and the suffix, what word is left of the word ‘unemployed’?

#39. Write your name and roll number _____ top of the page.at

#40. My brother ______ play me every evening.

#17. you _ ‘English in Ten days’ in the morning?

#36. Cannon had unique qualities it was used widely in ancient times.